2024
DOI: 10.1177/2050313x241272516
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Case report—unveiling a case of hemoglobin D-Punjab variant with iron deficiency anemia in Sindh (Pakistan)

Inshal Jawed,
Mohammad Omer Alam,
Fasiha Bakhtawar Fatima
et al.

Abstract: Hemoglobin D variations are a group of hemoglobinopathies caused by mutations in the genes that control the synthesis of new globin chains. Hemoglobin D-Punjab is the most prevalent but frequently asymptomatic, it can occasionally cause mild to moderate hemolytic anemia, making diagnosis difficult and raising the risk of misdiagnosis. This article discusses a rare instance of a seventeen-year-old male in Sindh, Pakistan with iron deficiency anemia who was later found to have the Punjab variation of the hemoglo… Show more

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